Package tie



C. 0. STOCKMAN.

Patented May 2, 1922.

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,IGARL'O. srocKMAN, or ALBANY, NEW YORK.

:PAGKAGE TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1922.

'App1ication fi1ed September 19, 1921. Serial No. 501,560.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL O'. STOCKMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to package ties.

For convenience in handling large quantities of paper money, it is the practice to place together a number of bills whose values total a fixed amount and to fasten them together by passing around them a paper band on which is marked the total value of the bills which such band surrounds and pinning it in place. When the hills" which are being packaged are those which have been in circulation for a considerable period of time, the possibility of the person performing this work getting a dangerous infection through the accidental scratching of the skin'on the hands is very great.

The object of my present invention is to devise a means for fastening .such bands without the use of pins or other metallic parts which might scratch or puncture the skin of the person or persons handling or fastening the same; which will be inexpensive, effective, and easily applied; and which when applied will be sufficientlysecure.

I accomplish my objects by means of a band and band fastener made of suitable flexible fibrous material (such as manila paper of suitable thickness) and adapted to be applied and fastened substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewillustrating the first step in fastening the band about the package.

Fig. 2 is a similar View illustrating the second step.

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the third step. I

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the finished tie.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the band fastener.

The same reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the several views.

The method of fastening the band is illustrated in the drawings. As shown in Fig. 1, the first step is to place the band fastener C, over the ends of the band in position aboutthe bundle or package A. The band being drawn snugly about the package, the ends 2 and 3 are then pressed to one side (see Fig. 2)' and then turned and inserted beneath the edge of the fastening member 'My new fastener is easily and quickly afgfi- Y plied, when applied as illustrated is su ciently secure, is inexpensive, and has no metallic parts which might scratch or puncture the skin of persons handling it.

I claim: 1 Y

1. A package tie comprising a hand member of flexible fibrous 'material having a width many times as great as its thickness; and a fastener member of similar material havinga length greater than the width of said band, and a slot longitudinally thereof gdapted to pass the ends of said band mem- 2. A fastener for securing the ends of a band passing around a package, consisting of a piece of flexible fibrous material having a width many times as great as the thickness of the band it is to fasten and a length greater than the width of saidband and having a slit therein adapted to pass the ends of the band, the ends of said fasteneradapted to be inserted between the passes.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my slgnature.

CARL O. STOGKMAN. 

